Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-05-12
-chancery court opens MondaEl week.

The wild strawberries are beginning |
TO ripen.
Some of the locust trees in town
are in bloom.
The ladder brigade is out in full
force this week.
w. A. ]. Moore, Of Knoxville, cam 9
up on business, Monday.
w. s. FEBRUARY Is home from Vir-
ginia on q visit to his family.
Mrs. r. H. DUNCAN has gone TO
Town House, Va. to visit q sick brother.
-R. M. May has put up q neat awning
on front Of his store. That looks like
business.
Sam Butler has returned from Or
lando, Fla, where he has been for the
past year.
M. V. Moore; post office inspector,
has been In town this week on official
business. } HJffErr, tfjI 2
Thomas Cunningham, of Chattanoo-
ga, is visiting his klnsman, A. M. Stuart,
at this place.
The total number present at the Bap.
fist Sunday School last Sunday was 1871.
Collections, $2.S6.
a. W. Bolinger has put in an engine
at his shop and set up a planer and
matching machine.
w. G. Mathes, the "Spot Cash Gro
GER" comes to the front this week with
acard in the H. &. T.
The corporation authorities are hav.
ing Main street thoroughly cleaned in the
business part Of town.
Mrs. VIM. G.. Mathes Is visiting her
sister in Richmond, Va, who has been
quite sick for several weeks.
Mrs. A. X. Brown of Bristol Is Wis
ting relatives and friends Of our town,
and her parents on Cherokee.
Col. r. H. Reeves, Of this place, will
deliver the memorial address at Knox
vile on the 3Oth-Dccoration Day.
"A number Of the young folks wer'
pleasantly entertained al the residence o
Mr.. j. 9. Campbell, in the West End
Monday night last.
Mr., Chas. Sewer, " Bristol, ant
Mr.. David Sewer, Of ESsgsport, Tenn.
have been visiting their brother, Capt
Jas. Sewer, for the past few days.
REV. J. F. Spencer. president o
Grant Memorial University. at Athens
Tenn. occupied the pulpit at the M. Z
church, South, Sunday morning last.
ri. ,Tattersall, of 90 Gay st. Knox
vile, Tenn, whose card appears in til
HERALD AND TRIBUNE. is al experience
saw repairer, and his shop is well fitte
with the machines and tools to do frst
class work. ~ ~
Next Tuesday the East Tenn. farm
ers meet in 10Th annual session, ct Knox
Vile, and lasts two days, the East Tenr
essee. Virginia and Georgia railroad wi
give excursion rates to oil delegates VIII
may desire to attend.
We call attention to the card Of D
VIM. Smith, dentist. which appears tn
week. The DR.. has had q long exper
ence in tooth carpentering'' and is pr
pared to perform all dental operations
the most approved manner. 1871
Governor Taylor has appointed a ne
Board of Visitors TO the University
Tennessee. The following gentlemc
compose the Board Hon. William So
ford, Hon. SAM. Williamson, Trenton
DR.. J. W. Harwell, Pulaski; Col. eli
ton Armstrong, Lewisburg I; Prof. Cha
Mason, Jonesboro Rev, George Stewal
Cleveland John W. Paulette, Knoxvil
Mr.. John Lloyd, Of the 4th distri,
Lying about six miles South Of Jonesbol
met with a severe loss by fire on Wedn'
day night last. On that evening, abe
sun down, he made a fire In the. kitch
stove for the purpose Of getting supp
It is supposed that a spark from this
caught In the roof and set the build
.alre. The structure was burned to
ground, and very little Of the househ'
goods were saved. The loss falls gu
heavily on Mr., Lloyd as he had no in
rance.
The well-known firm Of D. G. All
g. Son, carriage makers, is getting q g.
deal of work from a distance. This W,
they have sent out four hacks which Il
thoroughly overhauled and repainted
Gen. wilder's Roane Mountain line.
have an entirely new one to build yet
the same line. They have also sent
a fine platform.spring dray for o John
City firm. The erection Of q new bla
smith shop and other improvement
contemplation, when finished. will m
one Of the most convenient and well fl
shops in the country.
THE "Standard Prepared Pair
prepared by tho F. Hammer Paint
OF Cincinnati, Ohio, have just the qu
ties required in o first class paint in Q,
respect. and are superior to the best hi
mixed pure white lead. They will q
more surface. spread easv. smooth